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“Seaworthy Vessel” My entire life has been spent underwater, searching for clarity. Floundering, drowning, sinking, dying. Brief moments of respite left me gasping, head above, body below. Thrashing, struggling, fighting, waiting to sink yet again. And then you came along — a beautiful raft, hauling me up like a trap from the watery deep, rescuing me from the sleeping kraken that lay in wait. And I coughed up salt water, filling my lungs with fresh ocean air and I realized, even though the waves were lapping at our feet, I had found a seaworthy vessel. - Albany McC abe @ alb any.new.york - @ the.aimless.muse